Open AccessIatrogenic fracture of right angle and left sub condyle in a 50 year old male: A case report
Author(s) -
Richa Wadhawan,
Sushma Mishra,
Niharika Kumari,
Suneel K. Gupta,
Sabanaz Mansuri,
Laishram Memory Devi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of oral health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-499X
pISSN - 2395-4914
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijohd.2021.044
Subject(s) - medicine , trismus , osteitis , dentistry , condyle , incidence (geometry) , surgery , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , osteomyelitis , physics , botany , optics , biology , genus
Iatrogenic errors during exodontias includes trismus, alveolar osteitis, postoperative infection, hemorrhage, oro-antral communication, damage to adjacent teeth, displaced teeth, and fractures.While doing extraction chances of occurrence of fracture of mandible is fortuitously rare, but is under-reported. These fractures could occur in the intra-operative or postoperative period and can cause significant distress to the patient and the practitioner. This case report addresses the incidence of mandibular fracture in a 50-year-old male and various surgical treatment modalities and ways of prevention are discussed.